5. THE DOUBLE LIFT
As its name implies, this sleight is the lifting of two cards at once, holding them together so that they appear to be one card only.
1st Method. Hold the pack in the left hand in position for dealing. Bring the right hand over the cards, the fingers at the outer end, the thumb at the inner end; square the pack perfectly; then wedge the ends slightly, by pushing back with the fingers and pushing the thumb forwards. With the right thumb lift the inner ends of the two top cards, the tiny steps between the cards making this easy, and slip the tip of the left little finger under them. This is the preliminary preparation before attention is called to the cards. Turn the right hand palm upwards and seize the inner right-hand corners of the two cards (Fig. 18); turn them face up on the top of the deck so that the inner ends protrude about half an inch toward the body (Fig. 19). Call attention to the visible card, naming it; then take hold of the lower right-hand corners as before and turn the card face down level with the pack.
2d Method. Hold the pack in the left hand as for dealing and with the left thumb push a few of the top cards to the right, spreading them a little. The edge of the right-hand side of the second card will strike against the tip of the second finger; with a slight upward pressure draw this finger back, squaring the cards under the two top ones. Insert the tip of the left little finger under the two cards thus separated from the rest. Extend the second and third fingers and with them draw the two cards back square with the deck. Run the right thumb and fingers lightly along the edges of the two cards to insure perfect alignment; then turn the two cards as one, in exactly the same manner as in the first method.
The sleight is used to show, apparently, that a chosen card is not on the top of the deck, or to change one card for another. The action must be done naturally and without hesitation. Neatly done, it is one of the most useful of the modern card sleights.
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